Pakistan successfully tests Shaheen-II ballistic missile
Wire desk byline Sourced from Xinhua, Dawn, Arab News, Anadolu and Minute Mirror. Translated and abridged by the GSRRA Desk.
ISPR underscores performance evaluation, validation of various technical parameters
Pakistan successfully carried out a training launch of a surface-to-surface Shaheen-II ballistic missile to validate various technical parameters, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement on Tuesday.
The launch, as per the military’s media wing, was also aimed at performance evaluation of different sub-systems incorporated for improved accuracy and enhanced survivability.
The training launch was witnessed by senior officers from the Strategic Plans Division, Army Strategic Forces Command, scientists, and engineers of strategic organizations, the ISPR added.
Reacting to the Shaheen-II launch, the director general Strategic Plans Division appreciated the technical prowess, dedication, and commitment of scientists who contributed towards this landmark achievement.
Furthermore, President Asif Ali Zardari, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee General Sahir Shamshad Mirza, and the three service chiefs also congratulated the scientists and engineers on this accomplishment.
Today’s training launch comes as the country’s security forces often carry out routine test launches of various missiles in its arsenal.
Last month, the Pakistan Navy, demonstrated combat readiness via successful live weapon firing of FN-6 surface-to-air missiles (SAM) in Karachi.
During the impressive firepower demonstration, the PN’s GBAD system fired SAMs and successfully engaged the intended airborne targets.
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Zamir Ahmed Awan is the founder and Chair of the Global Silk Route Research Alliance, a think tank in Islamabad. He studied engineering at Shanghai University in the 1980s, and years later he went back to China as Pakistan's science counsellor in Beijing, from 2010 until 2016, working on science and higher education cooperation between the two countries.…
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